Decision

"Yes, please think again, Your Majesty."

Wen Songtao beside him also quickly started to persuade.

Emperor Hongwen stood there silently, looking at Duke Zhen Guo who was kneeling on the ground with cold eyes.

He was very dissatisfied and angry about today's matter, something that the aristocratic family had shied away from.

But he didn't really want to use the sword directly and ask the Duke of Zhen to come. In fact, he wanted to see what Duke Zhen's attitude was towards his order.

Now that he has seen it, to be honest, he is not happy at all.

Because he could clearly feel that the reason why Lord Zhen Guo refused like this was not because of him.

He was more concerned about the country. To be precise, he was thinking about the stability of the country in the future for the eldest prince.

As for today's matter, if the person in his position was the eldest prince, the Duke of Zhen might not have to wait for the order, he would ask for orders to deal with those wealthy families.

I won’t say total annihilation, but I will definitely give a stern warning.

Instead of doing nothing now.

Ever since Wang Yu was attacked earlier and he planned to hand over the command of the Zuo Imperial Guard to the King of Jin, Duke Zhen Guo has not expressed his position on the drought in the court.

Even if he asked questions openly, the Duke of Zhen was just as conciliatory as everyone else, and did not give any constructive suggestions at all.

He also knew that the Duke of Zhen was dissatisfied with the fact that he had not appointed the eldest prince as the crown prince and that the left imperial guard was in charge.

"You guys, please step back."

Emperor Hongwen suddenly waved his hand.

The two of them responded and exited the imperial study.

Not long after they left, Wang De also left the imperial study. Not long after, His Highness King Jin was summoned to the imperial study.

Regarding the leadership of the Left Imperial Guard, although it has been brought up, the real acceptance of fate has not yet been made.

Now that he has understood the attitude of Duke Zhen Guo, some things must be decided.

The Duke of Zhen Guo has changed, and there is absolutely no way he will allow him to continue to grow.

He needs to help someone get up and do things for him.

"I have met your Majesty."

"Royal brother, there is no need to be polite, come and sit."

Emperor Hongwen smiled lightly and waved to him.

After King Jin saluted again, he walked over and sat down opposite Emperor Hongwen.

"I wonder, Your Majesty, why you have called me here?"

As soon as he sat down, King Jin asked directly.

In fact, he had already roughly guessed what Emperor Hongwen was going to do.

He knows everything about today, and even what happened in the imperial study room just now.

"Brother Emperor, have you ever complained about your brother over the years?"

Emperor Hongwen suddenly asked, making King Jin stunned for a moment.

Just as he was about to speak, Emperor Hongwen spoke again, "Brother, I want to hear the truth."

Upon hearing this, King Jin was silent for a moment, looked up at him and said, "Yes."

After hearing this answer, Emperor Hongwen did not get angry, on the contrary, he was somewhat satisfied.

For all these years, he had been on guard against King Jin. If King Jin replied that he had no resentment, he would not be satisfied.

"Ever since the emperor came to power, I feel that you have changed and become very unreasonable."

"You even want to kill me. This is the most unacceptable thing for me."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen looked at him silently, with a flash of apology in his eyes.

At that time, when he first came to the throne, he was very suspicious and believed that all his brothers could threaten his position. Therefore, for this position, he did not hesitate to find all kinds of unfounded charges and kill all those brothers.

Even King Jin, who was only eleven years old at the time, had no intention of letting him go.

If it hadn't been for the eldest princess's efforts to protect him, King Jin might have been wiped out like his other brothers.

"It was my brother who had a sudden misunderstanding, and I felt sorry for you."

When King Jin heard this, he turned his head and looked away, and continued, "My former royal brother was very kind to me. Every time he came back from an outing, he would bring me a lot of things."

"When you successfully ascended the throne, I was very happy, very happy."

"I was thinking at that time that since my brother has ascended the throne, he will be the emperor in the future, and I will have a good life."

"But I didn't expect it"

Having said this, he paused for a moment, and Emperor Hongwen's eyes across from him became even more apologetic.

I also recalled many things from my youth.

His mother and concubine died early, leaving him and his sister to live in a huge palace without the care of his mother and concubine, and without the attention of the late emperor. At that time, their life was not only difficult, but also very dangerous.

Every day, I have to be careful to guard against the schemes of other people in the palace.

It wasn't until they met Prince Jin's mother-in-law later that their lives changed slightly.

Moreover, the original concubine of King Jin also helped their siblings a lot.

At that time, he was very grateful to her, and at the same time, he truly loved his younger brother King Jin.

But behind

At this time, he let down his guard. After hearing King Jin's words and recalling the past events, he felt very guilty.

"Brother Emperor, do you know how I have lived outside these years?"

Hearing this, Emperor Hongwen opened his mouth. Of course he knew it, and he was very clear about it. He even acquiesced to some of it.

King Jin suddenly laughed.

The smile is a little bitter.

"I am careful day and night, for fear that I will make a mistake and be killed by my brother."

"Although I have the status of a prince, no one in the capital really thinks highly of me."

Suddenly, his eyes sharpened and he turned to look at Emperor Hongwen.

"At that time, I hated you, my dear brother, for wanting to kill me just for the sake of the position you already obtained."

"I also hate that you didn't keep your word. You promised my mother-in-law before she died, but you completely forgot about it after you took that position."

"I have scolded you in my heart for being ungrateful more than once."

Facing his stern eyes, Emperor Hongwen was not angry, but his face was full of complexity.

Yes, when he was still the prince, he was very fond of the emperor's brother in front of him.

After getting the position, his first thought was not how to take care of his younger brother, but how to kill him.

As well as the instructions given by Princess Jin before her death, he had completely forgotten them because of that position.

Ungrateful, this is indeed a good word.

"Imperial brother, right?"

Before he finished his apology, the stern look in Prince Jin's eyes faded and returned to the gentle look before.

"Brother, there is no need to apologize."

"At the beginning, I really didn't understand a lot, but as I grew up, I understood."

"Although you thought about it, you didn't actually do anything to me. From this point of view, you at least remember some of your feelings for my younger brother."

Emperor Hongwen and King Jin chatted a lot in the imperial study.

They talked about things in the past, but not a word was mentioned about what happened after Emperor Hongwen ascended the throne.

Emperor Hongwen did not say that he would be the commander of the Zuo Imperial Guard.

After King Jin left, Emperor Hongwen sat quietly for a long time.

"Wang De made a decree."

In the afternoon of that day, an imperial edict was delivered to Prince Jin's Mansion.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for taking over the position of commander of the Left Imperial Guard."
Chapter completed!